Deputy Chief of Army

The Deputy Chief of Army (DCA) is the second most senior appointment in the Australian Army, responsible to the Chief of Army (CA). The rank associated with the position is major general (2-star).

Not to be confused with Vice Chief of the Army Staff or Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India).

Deputy Chief of Army
Incumbent
Cheryl Pearce
since 5 June 2023
Australian Army
StyleMajor General
AbbreviationDCA
Member ofAustralian Defence Force
Reports toChief of Army
Formation1920
First holderBrigadier General Thomas Blamey
WebsiteOfficial website

The current appointee is Major General Cheryl Pearce, who took up the posting on 5 June 2023.[1]

Appointees

The following (incomplete) list chronologically records those who have held the post of Deputy Chief of Army or its preceding positions. Rank and honours are as at the completion of the individual's term.

RankNamePostnominalsTerm beganTerm ended Notes
Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Brigadier GeneralThomas BlameyCB, CMG, DSO1 April 192015 November 1923[2]
Second Chief of the General Staff
Brigadier GeneralThomas BlameyCB, CMG, DSO15 November 192331 August 1925[3][4]
ColonelWilliam FosterCB, CMG, DSO1 September 192531 December 1925(Acting)[5]
Brigadier GeneralCharles BrandCB, CMG, DSO1 January 19261 May 1930[6][7]
Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Major GeneralJohn NorthcottCB, MVO13 October 193931 August 1941[8][9]
Major GeneralSydney RowellCBE1 September 1941April 1942[9]
Major GeneralGeorge Alan VaseyCBE, DSO & BarApril 1942September 1942
Major GeneralFrank BerrymanCBE, DSOSeptember 1942January 1944
Major GeneralJohn ChapmanDSO & BarOctober 194411 March 1946[10]
Major GeneralEdward MilfordCBE, DSO11 March 1946May 1946[10]
Major GeneralHenry WellsCBE, DSO16 July 19461947[11]
Major GeneralRonald HopkinsCBE1 May 195019 February 1951[12][13]
Major GeneralEric WoodwardCBE, DSO20 February 19511 September 1951[13][14]
Major GeneralEdward SheehanCBE1 September 195122 December 1952[14][15]
Major GeneralRagnar GarrettCBE9 February 195315 December 1953[15][16]
Major GeneralLindley BarhamCBEDecember 195329 October 1954[17]
Major GeneralHector EdgarCBE30 October 195422 March 1958[18][19][20]
Major GeneralIan MurdochCBE23 March 195811 December 1960[19][20][21][22]
Major GeneralThomas TaylorCBE, LVO, MC12 December 196024 January 1964[21][22][23][24]
Major GeneralFrank HassettCBE, DSO, LVO25 January 196427 January 1966[24][25]
Major GeneralCharles LongCBE28 January 196617 April 1966(Acting)[26]
Major GeneralArthur MacDonaldOBE18 April 196627 August 1967[26][27]
Major GeneralRobert HayMBE27 August 19679 February 1969[27][28]
Major GeneralStuart Clarence GrahamDSO, OBE, MC10 February 19693 May 1972[28][29]
Major GeneralMark BradburyAO, CBE24 November 19751977[30][31]
Major GeneralDonald DunstanCB, CBE197720 April 1977[31][32]
Major GeneralJohn WhitelawAO, CBE21 April 19771978[32]
Major GeneralJohn WilliamsonAO, OBE12 June 197818 February 1979[33][34]
Major GeneralPeter FalklandAO19 February 19791982[34]
Major GeneralPeter GrationOBE19831983[35]
Major GeneralLawrence O'Donnell19841985[35]
Major GeneralPeter Day19851986[35]
Major GeneralGordon FitzgeraldAO19871990
Major GeneralMichael JefferyAO, MC19901991[35]
Major GeneralJohn GreyAO19911992[35]
Major GeneralArthur FittockAO19921992[35]
Major GeneralGeoffrey CarterAONovember 19921995
Deputy Chief of Army
Major GeneralJohn HartleyAO19951998[35]
Major GeneralPeter AbigailAO1998May 2000[35]
Major GeneralPeter LeahyAOMay 2000June 2002[35]
Major GeneralFrank RobertsAOJune 2002May 2004
Major GeneralIan GordonAOMay 2004November 2006[35]
Major GeneralJohn CantwellAOJanuary 2007January 2008[35]
Major GeneralDavid MorrisonAMJanuary 2008July 2009[35]
Major GeneralPaul SymonAOJuly 2009November 2011[35]
Major GeneralJeffrey SengelmanDSC, AM, CSCNovember 20112012[35]
Major GeneralAngus CampbellDSC, AM201219 September 2013[35]
Major GeneralGus GilmoreAO, DSC19 September 20134 January 2015[36]
Major GeneralRick BurrAO, DSC, MVO4 January 20153 May 2018[36]
Major GeneralJake EllwoodDSC3 May 201810 December 2018[37]
Major GeneralAnthony RawlinsDSC, AM10 December 20182 February 2022[38]
Major GeneralNatasha FoxAM, CSC2 February 20225 June 2023[39]
Major GeneralCheryl PearceAM, CSC5 June 2023Incumbent[1]

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